travel

You likely have fond memories of family trips. You remember your parents packing provisions, stuffing suitcases and loading everyone up in the car. While, as a kid, what you knew was that you had an unforgettable summer vacation, as a parent, you have probably realized those trips must have been hours of work in the planning and tons of tedium in the execution. Upon further reflection, you might even remember some of the less pleasant parts—bickering, endless hours of nothing … Read More...

Nothing evokes a summer idyll like a lazy day spent at water’s edge. In Vermont, this means a lake or a pond, which means the water is as likely to be bordered by gravel or stones as sand, rather than the white sands a beach photo usually brings to mind. In any case, one thing we’ve learned in fifteen years of parenting is that while great memories can be created spending time at the beach, there are no guarantees that … Read More...